After four games on the road, Burlington is heading back home. They will take on the Jayhawk Linn Jayhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Burlington: 2.8, Jayhawk Linn: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Burlington can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 19-6 margin over Osawatomie.
Kynli Hoch made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched six innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off only one hit. Hoch was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Grace Birk was a standout: she scored three runs while going 4-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last four times she's played. Adisyn Sleezer was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Jayhawk Linn's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Northeast by a score of 2-0. Jayhawk Linn was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matchups prior) but Northeast's pitchers proved too tough.
Burlington's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2. As for Jayhawk Linn, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3.
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